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ToquiNotes: Longing for a One-Stop Holiday Shopping Trip Back in Time to Hills Department Store

For whatever reason, the whole idea of shopping for Christmas takes a bit of fun out of the whole holiday experience....

By Jeff Toquinto December 13, 2025 2:00 PM EST in ToquiNotes

ToquiNotes: Bridgeport's Beloved Connor has Birthday Wish for Today's Parade - and He Needs Your Help

Posted on December 06, 2025

Bridgeport’s OG, or rather DOG, had a birthday this week. Connor, the beloved therapy dog and trusty sidekick of...

ToquiNotes: Revisiting My Holiday Turkey Leg Trade for One More Ham Salad Sandwich from Pure Food

Posted on November 22, 2025

You might find it hard to believe by looking at me, but at one time I was a very picky eater. Of course, after obliter...

ToquiNotes: Remembering a Good Man – Les Filicsky

Posted on November 15, 2025

I am not certain when, or even how, I met Lester "Les" Filicsky. I would imagine, based on his background, during my t...

ToquiNotes: The True Story on Bridgeport's 1967 Train Derailment and the Only Suspect - and 11-Year-Old

Posted on November 08, 2025

Editor's Note I: This blog ran more than three years ago. Although not a derailment, the recent train collision wi...

ToquiNotes: The Deceased Restaurant Memory Lane

Posted on November 01, 2025

Editor's Note: This blog ran more than eight years ago. And it drew so many comments on restaurants I missed that a se...

ToquiNotes: The Hope Gas 41 Percent Rate Increase and Perhaps Worst Optics Ever Around a Rate Case

Posted on October 25, 2025

I do not want to pretend that I comprehend what goes into a rate case study done by the Public Service Commission of W...

ToquiNotes: Stepping Back in Time for a Bite to Eat at Burger Chef and Loading Up at "The Works" Bar

Posted on October 18, 2025

As I often do in this blog, I like to reminisce about places from the past. Often times, because I really love food, I...

ToquiNotes: Landen Jaggie's Battle with Cancer Ends as 19-Year-Old Shows All a True Lesson in Courage

Posted on October 11, 2025

About four and a half months ago, in this very blog, I told you the story of 19-year-old Landen Jaggie. At that time,...

ToquiNotes: Recalling the Legacy of Sweetness on the Personal and Professional Front of Mariann Mooney

Posted on October 04, 2025

Early last month, one friend of mine made a social media post and another contacted me via social media about the passing...

ToquiNotes: Twenty Years after Passing, Recalling the "One of a Kind" Legend of Bridgeport's Mike Salvio

Posted on September 27, 2025

Editor's Note I: This blog ran nearly 10 years ago, on Sept. 19, 2015 on Connect-Bridgeport. It is being reposted in m...

ToquiNotes: As Surgery 38 is at Hand, Jerome Axton is Hopeful End of Decade-Plus Long Journey at Hand

Posted on September 20, 2025

EDITOR'S NOTE I: Well done Bridgeport and all surrounding communities. The remaining tickets mentioned below to assist...

ToquiNotes: Recalling a Bridgeport Restaurant Strong on Buffet Front and Multiple Other Areas of the Menu

Posted on September 13, 2025

As I often do, particularly for you fans of nostalgia and food, I am focusing this week’s blog on a national restauran...

ToquiNotes: Celebrating Shirlene Isabella as Honorary Italian Woman of Year who is Always Woman of Year

Posted on September 06, 2025

A few weeks ago, my wife and I joined some friends at Kelley’s 2.0 in downtown Clarksburg when I was tapped on t...

ToquiNotes: Unofficial King of Dance Entertainment of the Italian Heritage Festival - Bridgeport's Spike Aman

Posted on August 30, 2025

Editor's Note I: This blog ran in August of 2020, prior to the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival. It is running...

ToquiNotes: After 120-Plus Years on Staff, Arguably City's Two Longest Tenured Workers Call it a Career

Posted on August 23, 2025

Bridgeport has had many employees spend their entire lives serving the community. Not too long ago, Librarian Sharon S...

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